Remote control system in mobile communication terminal and method thereof

• US 7,366,506 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Soo-Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Congvan
• Application Number:
  US11/336,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20060116137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 455/458, 455/9, 455/418, 455/419, 455/13.4, 455/127.1, 455/522
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Disclosed is a remote control system in a mobile communication terminal and method thereof enabling a user to use the mobile communication terminal not only passively but also actively. The present invention includes a first step of receiving a remote control command from a subscriber, a second step of recording the remote control command in a reserved field of the page message, a third step of transmitting the page message to the mobile communication terminal, and a fourth step of having the mobile communication terminal operate in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message. The fourth step includes the steps of verifying a species of the received page message by parsing the received page message, extracting the remote control command by analyzing the reserved field of the page message if the received page message is for controlling the mobile communication terminal remotely, and controlling an operating state of the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the extracted remote control command.

Claims

1. A remote control method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

receiving a remote control command transmitted from base station using a page message, wherein the remote control command is generated based on information from a subscriber located remotely from the mobile communication terminal; and

operating the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message, wherein the operating the mobile communication terminal comprises;

verifying a species of the page message by parsing the page message,

extracting the remote control command by analyzing the page message if the page message is for controlling the mobile communication terminal remotely, and

controlling an operating state of the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the extracted remote control command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote control command relates to a power off command of the mobile communication terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote control command relates to a warning message of the mobile communication terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote control command relates to locking of the mobile communication terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the page message comprises a reserved field for recording the remote control command.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the page message further comprises at least one of:

a first field indicating a sequence of a configuration message;

a second field indicating a sequence of an access message;

a third field for paging at least one mobile communication terminal allocated to a first class;

a fourth field for paging at least one mobile communication terminal allocated to a second class;

a fifth field for paging at least one mobile communication terminal using an identifier;

a sixth field for paging at least one mobile communication terminal of the identifier;

a seventh field for broadcast pages;

an eighth field indicating a length of a specific field added to the page message; and

a ninth field indicating the added specific field.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising inputting information corresponding to the remote control command by the subscriber at a computer located remotely from the mobile communication terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending the inputted information corresponding to the remote control command across the Internet.

9. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a remote control command transmitted from a base station using a page message, wherein the remote control command is generated based on information from a subscriber located remotely from the mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to operate the mobile terminal in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message, wherein the controller;

verifies a species of the page message by parsing the page message,

extracts the remote control command by analyzing the page message if the page message is for controlling the mobile terminal remotely, and

controls an operating state of the mobile terminal in accordance with the extracted remote control command.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the remote control command relates to a power off command of the mobile terminal.

11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the remote control command relates to a warning message of the mobile terminal.

12. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the remote control command relates to locking of the mobile terminal.

13. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the page message comprises a reserved field for recording the remote control command.

14. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the page message further comprises at least one of:

a first field indicating a sequence of a configuration message;

a second field indicating a sequence of an access message;

a third field for paging at least one mobile terminal allocated to a first class;

a fourth field for paging at least one mobile terminal allocated to a second class;

a fifth field for paging at least one mobile terminal using an identifier;

a sixth field for paging at least one mobile terminal of the identifier;

a seventh field for broadcast pages;

an eighth field indicating a length of a specific field added to the page message; and

a ninth field indicating the added specific field.

15. The terminal of claim 9, further comprising:

a power supplier configured to power-off the mobile terminal in accordance with the remote control command.

16. The terminal of claim 9, further comprising:

a message outputting unit configured to output a warning message in accordance with the remote control command.

17. The terminal of claim 9, further comprising:

a locking unit configured to lock the mobile terminal in accordance with the remote control command.

18. A method comprising:

inputting information corresponding to a control command at a computer by an individual subscriber;

receiving the control command inputted by the individual subscriber, the control command received at a mobile terminal using a page message; and

operating the mobile terminal in accordance with the control command received using the page message, wherein operating the mobile terminal comprises;

parsing the page message,

extracting the control command from the parsed page message if the page message is for controlling the mobile terminal, and

controlling an operating state of the mobile terminal in accordance with the extracted control command.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the control command relates to a power off command of the mobile terminal.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the control command relates to a warning message of the mobile terminal.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the control command relates to locking of the mobile terminal.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the page message comprises a reserved field for recording the control command.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the page message further comprises at least one of:

a first field indicating a sequence of a configuration message;

a second field indicating a sequence of an access message;

a third field for paging at least one mobile terminal allocated to a first class;

a fourth field for paging at least one mobile terminal allocated to a second class;

a fifth field for paging at least one mobile terminal using an identifier;

a sixth field for paging at least one mobile terminal of the identifier;

a seventh field for broadcast pages;

an eighth field indicating a length of a specific field added to the page message; and

a ninth field indicating the added specific field.